THE SCOOP Only 1 square mile, Williston Park has maintained a quaint yet bustling village for close to a century, with residents having close family ties.

In fact, next year will be the village's 100th anniversary celebration.

"My feeling is that Williston Park is very generational," Mayor Paul Ehrbar said. "Grandparents moved here, and then parents come back, and then their children. Some have been here since the '30s and '40s."

Williston Park, in North Hempstead, is divided by areas in and out of the village, and between two school districts; Mineola and Herricks schools. Two private schools — Schechter School of Long Island, a Jewish day school, and St. Aidan Catholic School — are also an "integral part of the neighborhood," Ehrbar said.

About 7,500 residents live in the village,

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